EL doubt?

[Joe Harry]

Guys,

Any reason as to why the following does not work?

<% request.setAttribute( "anAttribute", ${aValueFromEL} ); %>

[Christophe Verré]

Expressions cannot be used in scriptlet. Scriptlets are pure java. Put the same in a simple java file and try to compile. You'll get a compilation error.

[Joe Harry]

So the point is Expression Language cannot be used in scriptlets!

[Joe Harry]

Is there any reverse situation?

[nitin pai]

I think you havent got the whole point of why EL was formed.
It was formed to avoid java scriptlets in a JSP page for web page designers. The reverse is not true since you are not going to design a web page using java.

Its like a wrapper over the underlying scriptlet for ease of use.

[Joe Harry]

I was just vague in my thoughts!